06-28-1976 Council Meeting Minutes

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� � OROrdO COUNCIL MEETING HELD JUNE 28, 1976 Page 10 � P2ayor Searles announced that the regularly PLANNING COAZNIISSION scheduled Planning Commission meeting of July 5, JULY P�4EETING DATE � 1976, will be postponed to July 6, 1976. The � Planning Commission chose to cancel the July 6, 1976 meeting and will hold their regular meeting • on July 19, 1976. • � P3r. John Lambin submitted plans to rebuild a BUiLDI1�TG PE��ST home destroyed by fire for Mr. �eorge Hanson, Big Island � Big Island, PZr. Lambin requested caaiving referral to the Planning Commission to alloc� � him to proceed with construction, • But].er moved, Searles seconded, to waive referral to the Planning Commissione Questions concerning � Orono°s lake setback policy and drainage �aere � discussedo AZotion was withdrawn. i Paurus moved, t�Ielsh seconded, to refer the building permit of John Lambin for George � Hanson, Big Island, be referred to the Planning Commission, P4otion, Ayes (5) - Nays (0) . • � i�Ir. Howard r2eagher presented a resolution adopted LAKE P4INNETONKA by the Lake IZinnetonka Association to riayor ASSOCIATION RESOLUTION � Searles which stated thats • "The undersignec�, Richard A, Hassel, Secretary � of the Lake P-linnetonka Association, a rlinnesota � nonprofit corporation, hereby certifies that the following resolution was duly adopted by action � of a rnajority of the directors of the Association at a meeting held on June 10, 1976s • Resolvede That the Lake P�innetonka Association is � deeply concerned about maintaining adequate �caater safety on Lake �Zinnetonka. At this time, insufficient • funds have heen allocated by the Hennepin Count_y . Sheriff° s Department in order to continue an adequate water safety patrol program. In past years, the � Hennepin County 5heriff' s Department has taken on the responsibility of providing, and has in fact � provided, effective water safety activities on Lake l�Iinnetonka. At the present time, hocaever, this . • county program has all but stopped and as a result, a critical prohlem in the form of a void of regulating � water safety on Lake Riinnetonka has been createdo � The result of this void raises fear that the inevitahle result will be personal injury and the possible loss � of life to those persons using Lake riinnetonka, � Therefore, the Board of Directors of the Lake P4innetonka Association strenously encourage the reinstitution of the Hennepin County Sheriff_ °s Department t�aater • • (Continued) •